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Clear communication and customer service help Image One USA sell more franchises.

By Mark Lawton, Knighthouse Media

Image One USAfranchisees succeed by paying attention to the basics. “I think that’s why so many companies have such a high turnover of clients,” President Tim Conn says. “Lack of communication and lack of service.”

Mad Science Group Inc. engages its artistic side with the new Crayola® IMAGINE ARTS ACADEMY™.

By Jim Harris

After more than three decades of helping children discover the wonders of science, Montreal-based Mad Science Group Inc. – the educational franchise where kids learn about science in a hands-on fashion – has teamed up with Crayola®, the leader in art-infused education for 115 years, to launch Crayola® IMAGINE ARTS ACADEMY™, a children’s art enrichment franchise. Every program, product and service offered in Crayola® IMAGINE ARTS ACADEMY™ centers around the concept that art aids learning and reinforces several key 21st century skills: creativity, critical thinking, collaboration and communication.

Motto Mortgage is a one-of-a-kind mortgage brokerage franchise that is taking the mortgage industry

by storm and making home loans less intimidating to consumers.

By Janice Hoppe-Spiers, Knighthouse Media

Homebuying – and securing a mortgage loan to fund the purchase – can be overwhelming and stressful, especially for first-timers which is why one franchisor is working to better that experience – not just for consumers but for franchisees too.

Denver-based Motto Franchising LLC, the second member of the RE/MAX Holdings Inc. (NYSE: RMAX) family of brands, launched in October 2016 as the first national mortgage brokerage franchise concept in the United States. A growing network of Motto Mortgage brokerages is built on exceptional service, a better customer experience and, in many cases, the convenience of having loan originators in close proximity to real estate offices.